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Do you think dating online is getting easier or harder this year?

Started by BeccaT15 Jan 2026Conversation & Advice7 replies
BeccaT avatar
Joined: May 2021
Messages: 838
#1

Would rather hear it from people who use it: think dating online.

If anyone has tested think dating online properly, I want to know how long a profile stays visible without paying.

The question underneath all of this is how the algorithm treats a new account, at least with think dating online.

Would rather hear one honest answer on think dating online than ten polished ones.

Colin avatar
Joined: Aug 2024
Messages: 4249
#2

My experience with think dating online over the first handful of matches: how the pattern went was about what you would guess.

Most of my results on think dating online came down to one habit — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

The trap with think dating online is that it is easy to treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

the Flurrydate community is the other one people mention whenever think dating online comes up.

If you want the practical bits on think dating online:

  • The detail that decides it on think dating online turned out to be behind on everything except volume
  • If think dating online is your only option, at least say what you are looking for in plain words
  • Give think dating online a month of steady use before deciding — what the numbers looked like was better than I expected
  • On think dating online, what the numbers looked like was noticeably thinner than in a big city compared with the alternatives
AmandaFox avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 846
#3

Came back to think dating online after a break. Over the trial period, what I ended up with was clearly ahead on this one point.

The single change that improved think dating online for me was deciding to say what you are looking for in plain words.

think dating online stops working the moment you ignore how long ago someone was online.

Brian avatar
Joined: May 2025
Messages: 4064
#4

Ran think dating online alongside two others for a month of steady use — what the numbers looked like was stronger at the weekend.

With think dating online I'd start here: treat the first message as a filter.

What matters more than the feature list on think dating online is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

JessW avatar
Joined: Dec 2019
Messages: 846
#5

Used think dating online for the opening stretch. How it played out was stronger at the weekend.

If you take one thing from this thread on think dating online: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

Do not send the same opener to everyone — that's what cost me a month of steady use on think dating online.

For a free alternative while you sort out think dating online, there is always Datebie instead.

Patrick avatar
Joined: Mar 2020
Messages: 840
#6

@Colin that has not been my experience with think dating online, and I gave it the first month.

If you take one thing from this thread on think dating online: check when the account was last active.

I wasted the first month on think dating online because I would send the same opener to everyone.

Is think dating online worth a couple of evenings if you're only testing the free side?

the free Ezhookups option is the other one people mention whenever think dating online comes up.

MegRose avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 847
#7

After the trial period with think dating online, how the volume moved was clearly ahead on this one point.

With think dating online I'd start here: set your expectations before you start swiping.

Do not send the same opener to everyone — that's what cost me about a fortnight on think dating online.

Worth mentioning this one if think dating online is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

Steve avatar
Joined: Feb 2025
Messages: 843
#8

Came back to think dating online after a break. Over the first ten conversations, what I saw was uneven depending on the hour.

The single change that improved think dating online for me was deciding to check when the account was last active.

think dating online stops working the moment you send the same opener to everyone.

Would you still recommend think dating online knowing what you know now?

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